Vajpayee, a master of realpolitik

'I was present at a meeting where he decided to permit the IAF to strike at Pakistan positions in Kargil, with the caveat that they should not cross the LoC.''Confident that the Indian Army would......

The clock in Kashmir has been reset to 1993

'This was the worst phase yet in the state's human rights history.''Notorious interrogation centres were set up, large numbers died in firing on civilian mobs.''This is what today's generations......

'UPA government let down the people of J&K'

‘Our administrative organs pose formidable obstacles to implementation.’ ‘The pro-dialogue constituency has shrunk in the valley.’ 'Hatred will inevitably follow if the......

Time to seize the moment in Kashmir

New Delhi has repeatedly missed opportunities for political engagement in Kashmir in the past. It must seize the next one, says Ajai Shukla. Kashmir has completed over 100 days of public protests......